Karyotypes

Werner’s syndrome

Acceleration of growth, 7x faster than normal. Deletion on the 8th chromosome. It is a rare genetic disorder characterized by premature aging and various age-related diseases, often leading to increased mortality in early adulthood.

Muscular Dystrophy

Body muscles slowly weaken and waste away. Translocation on the X chromosome. Appear around five years old, waddle, clumsy, scoliosis.

Neurofibromatosis

Formation of tumors on the nerves. Translocation on the 17th chromosome, Tumors on skin.

Nondisjunction

When pairs fail to split evenly, more or less chromosomes.

Edward’s syndrome

Trisomy 18, extra 18th chromosome. Nondisjunction: Death during infancy, under developed lungs, overlapping pinky, cleft lip, rocker bottom feet.

Down syndrome

Trisomy 21, extra 21st chromosome. Nondisjunction

Klinefelter’s Syndrome

An extra 23rd chromosome. Nondisjunction, karyotype look at hormone levels. Hormone therapy.

Turners Syndrome

Missing a sex chromosome. Cause nondisjunction, females. Karyotype, bloodwork. Hormone Therapy